Page 12 THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRiDAy, FEbRuARy 2, 2024 ~ Excellence in the EPS ~ Bringing Joy to Everett High Author Gabby Rivera Delivers an inspirational Talk to EHS Students Zion Church Ministries Dr. MLK Day Breakfast T G abby Rivera, an author, inspirational speaker and LGBTQ youth advocate, spoke to Everett High School (EHS) students on Wednesday, January 17, 2024. She presented to EHS Art, English Language Arts, and English Learner students as part of a year-long guest artist and speaker series led by K-12 Art Coordinator Cari DiCicco and Library Coordinator Mary Puleo. Rivera is the writer and the author of “America,” a comic book series that tells the story of America Chavez, Marvel’s first LGBTQ Latina superhero. Rivera’s debut novel, “Juliet Takes a Breath,” received wide acclaim and was republished by Penguin Random House in 2019. She is also the host of a podcast called “Joy Revolution.” With passion, honesty and humor, Rivera talked about growing up in the Bronx and the “radical creativity” that she brings to her writing and career. She frankly discussed the personal and emotional challenges she endured and eventually overcame, stressing that “joy” has been the most prominent force in her life. She also spoke eloquently about her family, the “power in elders,” and the importance of one’s origin story. Thanks to the EHS-TV Studio, Rivera presented on the stage inside the EHS Auditorium, in the style of a TED Talk – an intimate in-person setting juxtaposed by a large screen where she could project images of her life and writings. At the conclusion of her presentation, she took questions from the students and signed copies of her books inside the EHS Library. he EPS was well-represented at the annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Scholarship Breakfast held on January 15 at the Connolly Center. Pictured from left to right: EHS Guidance Counselor Kelley Buonopane, Keverian School Principal Alex Naumann, Ward 4 School Committee Member Robin Babcock, EPS Superintendent William Hart, School Committee Member At-Large Samantha Hurley, Mayor Carlo DeMaria, EPS Music Coordinator Eugene O’Brien and EPS Choir Director Corey Crofoot. Thanks Again to the Kiwanis Club Holiday Luncheon a big Success as Always! S W hittier School seventh-graders recently completed a special unit on weathering and erosion that combined vocabulary, research, lab work, collaboration and experimentation. The multifaceted project was directed by teacher Deanna Kysilovsky and is refl ective of the creative and eff ective ways Everett Public Schools (EPS) educators are teaching core science concepts to middle school students. She started the unit by introducing the concepts of weathering, erosion and deposition. Students reviewed relevant vocabulary words and identifi ed and described specifi c scientifi c situations. The students then began thinking about how water aff ects rocks as it thaws and freezes Students collaborated in groups to brainstorm ideas about potential impacts on the rocks. After a whole group discussion, the students concluded that when water freezes on the side of a mountain, on a cliff or inside a rock, the water expands; after this process is repeated several times, it causes the rock to break into tiny pieces. To help students visualize this process, Kysilovsky led an ice lab that featured a heat lamp, sand, ice rock and a tray – allowing the students to see the melting process begin and unfold. During the experiment, the ice represented a glacier, and the sand represented the earth’s landforms. The heat lamp emitted heat energy and melted the glacier, causing a deposition of tudents in the Life Skills Class at EHS are pictured at this year’s Kiwanis Holiday Weathering and Erosion by Ice A 7th-Grade Project at the Whittier the sediments. Students observed the glacier as it started to change the shape of earth’s surface because, as the glacier melts, it weathers the land. Erosion occurs when the glacier melts and the rocks and sediment are carried to new locations. The movement of the glacier melting creates new landforms, and the shifting sand creates new, isolated hills and islands. When the experiment concluded, students could identify the reason why the earth’s surface is impacted and how it is impacted by the thawing of ice. Students described their observations in writing and concluded that the heat energy caused the glacier to break down and create new landforms like lakes and valleys. Luncheon inside the Crimson Café. Thanks go to the Kiwanis Club for its continued support and the Culinary Arts Department for preparing and serving a delicious lunch.
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